Please help its the cam chain now???

wezrvf · Post by **wezrvf** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:54 pm

I have been told that i need to get my cam chains done, my cct's are fully out and i just went to change them and have been told that they need to be done as my ccts are fully out. The guy who told me didnt really have an idea of the price but he said it is gona be around Â£500, any one had this done or know how to do it or where to get it done cheap. I thought they lasted quite a while but it has done less than 14000miles, the guy who told me has wanted the bike for ages and now he said he will do a straight swap for his sv650, which i am riding at the mo, wombles me chicken chaser. Please any help or tips advice will be great. Thanks a lot!!!!!!
All the best
Wez

yellafella · Post by **yellafella** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:13 pm

Â£500 my butt !!!!

Â£26 each and an hours labour (Â£40?)

http://www.abercon.co.uk/vtr1000/phpBB2 ... hlight=cct

Do a search and youll find more info on this subject than you can shake a shitty stick at !!

p.s Tell him to shove his SV where the sun dont shine !!

wezrvf · Post by **wezrvf** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:52 pm

I hope you have got the right thing, it may need the actual chains changing not just the tensioners, please tell me it isnt going to cost Â£500 otherwise it will be bye bye storm. PLease!!!!

Wez

bluesman · Post by **bluesman** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:06 pm

14000? NO WAY chains gone. Unless he did something deliberately.
Or raced it on GP.

Yes, and BTW - CCTs can not be fully out, there is about 20 mm of spare movement even when chains completely slackened.

Worst closest thing is CC tensioning blades, but you have to run bike with no oil or do something really bad to wear those in 14000

Post by **sirch345** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:30 pm

Something does not ring true there mate, Wez be careful what you do

Chris.

RAINMAKER · Post by **RAINMAKER** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:54 pm

go somewhere else, stinks like my socks

wezrvf · Post by **wezrvf** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:22 pm

Ok update, he has just rang me and said that he is going to need to get the timing sorted out on it because he messed it up when he taken out the CCT's, which is going to cost Â£250 just to get right without changing anything which he said he will pay but he said if any damage has been done to the engine then it is gona be between Â£600 and Â£1200. Can this much damage be done just if the timing is out, he said it may have jumped a tooth but he wont know until he gets it all checked out. He has also said another solution is that i just sell his SV, i bought my VTR for Â£1800 how much is an imaculate sv650 (no fairing) T reg with 11000 miles worth. I am stumped so if damage has been done to the engine then that is it, no more VTR. wombles feel ripped off. Any info on prices or help will be great.
Cheers Guys
Wez

yellafella · Post by **yellafella** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:41 pm

Who is this cowboy doing the work ? Is it a bike shop or dealer ? Or joe bloggs round the corner ? I'd get the bike back somehow and take it to a proper place and then consider legal action if he wont stump up for his mistake !
Could always send the boys round ?

wezrvf · Post by **wezrvf** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:03 pm

Well he is a bike mechanic, he works for aprillia, he has never done a vtr but i gave him the haynes but he still managed to go wrong, he has admited it is his mistake he was just doing it as a mate but i think he regrets it now, Is he right with them prices, it can not cos that much. I need help. Anyone in the Manchester area who knows anything about VTR's who might be able to help out please let me know.
wez007@hotmail.com
Cheers
Wez

Post by **sirch345** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:52 pm

wezrvf wrote:Ok update, he has just rang me and said that he is going to need to get the timing sorted out on it because he messed it up when he taken out the CCT's, Any info on prices or help will be great.
Cheers Guys
Wez

Sounds like he's removed the CCT's without first setting the engine rotation in the right place, IE aligning the correct timing mark's on the flywheel first so the cam chain has no tension on it

Now the cam chain has jumped off the camshaft teeth

throwing the valve timing out

Chris.

Syntec4 · Post by **Syntec4** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:27 am

Wez,
Did you get you're bike sorted?
I'm in South Manchester and I might be able to help.

Lee.

wezrvf · Post by **wezrvf** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:57 pm

thanks syntec4, yep i think it is all sorted now, i get it back tomoz and then go down to Lancaster tomorow afternoon so it better be ok, fingers crossed. I will let you know how i get on but i might be calling on you for that help but until then then thanks for the offer.
Wez